Ticket-deposit box.



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Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

J. ANDERSON.

TICKET DEPOSIT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. e, 1911.

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J. ANDERSON.

TICKET DEPOSIT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, 1911.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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WITNESSES.

v COLUMBIA PLANOORAPM C0,.WA5MINOTON, D. C

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH ANDERSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TICKET-DEPOSIT BOX.

Application filed September 6, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, Ridgewood, borough of Queens, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedTicket-Deposit Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are:to pro vide means for canceling, exhibiting and depositing ticketsmechanically and outside of the control of the attendant; to providemeans for preventing the extracting of tickets from the deposit boxafter being placed therein; and to provide a mechanism for operating thecanceling and depositing devices which is simple, efficient and durablein construction.

One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the structureillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a ticket deposit boxconstructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, thesection being taken on the line 1-1 in Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a verticalcross section taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view,on an enlarged scale and in side elevation, of the driving and lockingdevices for the exhibiting tray; Fig. 4: is a side view of theconstruction shown in Fig. 3.

As seen in the accompanying drawings, the rolls 12, 12 are provided withcurved or knurled surfaces adapted to indelibly punch or press thetickets when placed between the said rolls. The tickets are guided tothe rolls by a hopper 13. The tickets after passing the rolls 12 aredelivered to a second hopper 21 and deposited thereby on the thenhorizontally disposed blades 14. The blades 14 are mounted in the diskheads 15, the grooves for said blades being set in the said heads and inperpendicular arrangement. The operating mechanism for the rolls 12 onthe disk heads 15 is such that the said heads are rotated at intervals,and at the end of each rotation are disposed in position so that two ofthe said blades are in horizontal arrangement.

The driving shafts 18 and 19 of the rolls 12 are mounted in bearings atthe upper part of the spider frame 16. The frame 16, at

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2,1913.

Serial No. 647,890.

the lower end, furnishes bearings for the pintles 17 of the disk lnads1.5. As seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings there are two sets of disk heads15 and pintles 17 therefor. The disk heads and pintles are operativelyconnected by gear wheels 20, the teeth whereof are in mesh. \Vhen thesaid heads and blades carried thereby are disposed as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, the horizontal blades on the meeting side of the two setsof disks form conjointly a platform or tray on which the tickets aredeposited for inspection of the customer or attendant. The tickets areprevented from passing through the space between the edges of thejuxtaposed blades by the rod 22, as shown in Fig. 2. The rod 22 isplaced directly above the opening between the juxtaposed blades 14, andoperated to deflect any ticket which would drop from the opening betweenthe rolls 12 in the path of the opening between the said. juxtaposedblades 14.

The rolls 12 are provided with transmis sion gear wheels 23 wherebythere is imparted to the said rolls a relatively even rotation. Theshaft 18, as seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings, is set in the frame 16. Theshaft 19 is mounted in sliding boxes 24:. The boxes 24 are normallymoved by the springs 25 to press the rolls 12 together. The teeth of thewheels 23 are sufficiently long to avoid disengagement. Between theshaft 18 and one of the pintles 17 is provided a transmission mechanismarranged in such manner that the disk heads 15 are rotated at statedintervals one-quarter turn, the intervals being measured by the rotationof the shaft 18. That is to say, the shaft 18 may be set to rotate four,or any number, of complete turns, in the interval between the engagementof the disk head 15 and partial rotation of the same.

The transmission mechanism above referred to consists primarily of thepaired bevel gear wheels 26 and 27. The wheel 26 is fixedly mounted onthe shaft 18. The wheel 27 is similarly mounted on the shaft 28. Theshaft 28 is suitably mounted in bearings formed in the arm 29. which armalso forms one of the bearings for the short shaft 30 provided for thebevel gear wheel 31. The gear wheel 81 is driven by the bevel pinion 82which is fixedly mounted upon the shaft 28. The ratio between the pinion32 and wheel 31 is that which governs the number of rotations of theshaft 18 and 7 tion.

rolls 12 connected therewith relative to the rotation of the wheel 31.The wheel 31 is provided with a pin 33 extended from the inner facethereof. The pin 33 extends into the slots 34 of the disk 35, as seenbest in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the pin 33 being shown in dotted linestherein. The are of movement of the pin 33 while in engagement with oneof the slots 34 is such as to move the disk 35 one-quarter of a completerota- The disk 35 is rigidly mounted upon one of the pintles 17 extendedfrom one of the disk heads 15. As seen best in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings the one-quarter rotation of the disk heads 15 disposes theblades 14 in such manner as to present a fiat traylike arrangement ofthe two inner and horizontally disposed blades 14.

Extended through the frame 16 and through the perforation providedtherefor, is a plunger 36, the function of which is to bear upon thewheel 20 to arrest and hold the same immediately the pin 33 has passedout of engagement with any one of the slots 34. The plunger 36 operatesas a brake upon the wheel 20 and serves to hold relatively rigid theheads 15 and blades 14 mounted thereon. The plunger 36 is provided witha spring which normally draws the said plunger outward from the wheel 20to press against the face of the wheel 31. In the path of the plunger 36on the wheel 31, is provided a cam-shaped recess 37. See Fig. 4 of thedrawings. As the pin 33 enters any one of the slots 34 the recess 37receives the plunger 36, the spring provided therefor drawing the sameaway from the wheel 20. This operation at the critical moment releasesthe wheel 20 and parts connected therewith to be rotated readily by thepin 33 and disk 35. The rotation of the disk heads 15 and blades 14serves to drop any tickets which have accumulated upon the horizontallydisposed blades 14 into the receptacle 38 of the ticket box.

The mechanism described is driven by any suitable form of prime mover.The electric motor 39 shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings is that which ispreferred by me. The armature shaft of the motor is connected by meansof the transmission gear wheels 40 and 41. The gear wheel 40 is fixedlymounted on the shaft 18. WVhen the motor 39 is driven the shaft 18 andparts connected therewith are operated. While I have herein describedthe use of the electric motor and a particular form of transmission gearwheels operatively connecting the same with the shaft 18, it will beunderstood that I do not confine myself to the use of this particularform of motor or of transmission. Under usual conditions the motor 39continuously drives the rolls 12 and intermittently the disk heads 15.

In the operation of ticket receiving the ticket is dropped into thehopper 13 to be caught by the rolls 12 and serrated or punched therebyand delivered upon the two blades 14, 14 which at that time happen to bein the horizontal posit-ion. At the interval designed the disk heads 15and blades 14 carried thereby are rotated to precipitate the ticketsinto the box or permanent receptacle provided beneath the disk heads 15and blades 14. By this operation it is taken out of the power of theattendant to permit the tickets to accumulate in the box or to extractthe same therefrom upward through. the hopper 13. In this he isprevented by the continuous operation of the rolls 12 and by theoperation of the disk heads 15 which at short intervals pass thecomparatively slight accumulation of tickets from the tray formed by theblades 14 into the strong box or receptacle 38. As shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings, there is provided for temporary use a crank handle 42,which operating through a floating clutch 43 engages a fixed cluch 44,being pressed into engagement 1 therewith by a spiral spring 45. Theteeth of the floating and fixed clutches 43 and 44 are ratchet-shaped toengage when the crank handle 42 is rotated in one direction only. Thisprovides against rotating the shaft 18 backward.

The hopper 13 is preferably made from glass and is supported in theupper frame or box 46. The hopper 21 is likewise made from one piece ofglass and is supported in a bracket frame 47 formed in the spider frame16. The blades 14 are preferably constructed from glass. The long sides48, 48 of the hopper box are also preferably constructed from glass. 'Inthis manner the tickets are exposed to view of both the depositor andthe attendant until precipitated from the blades 14 within thereceptacle 38.

By means of suitable frames 49 the glass parts are bound together. Theupper structure comprising the hopper l3, sides 48, box 46 and sign 50,is suitably mounted in the top 51 of the receptacle 38. To mount the box46 on the receptacle 38 the top 51 is provided with sockets 52 toreceive the dowels 53. The dowels 53 and sockets 52 form registeringguide members for the mounting of the box 46 and the receptacle 38. Anysuitable key operated lock may be employed for securing the box 46 inposition aft-er the dowels 53 have been inserted in the sockets 52 inthe manner shown.

By constructing the hoppers 13 and 21 from solid glass the machine isprotected against robbery by the usual method. which is to force thejaws of the hopper to permit the introduction of a suitable tool pastthe canceling rolls 12 or present chopping mechanism. When using thehoppers 13 and 21 any effort of the character mentioned would result inbreaking or otherwise destroying the said hoppers, and thus operateeffectively as a detector on the attendant.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A ticket box, having canceling rolls; anadjustable tray; and a driving mechanism for continuously rotating saidrolls and for dumping said tray at fixed intervals, the operation ofsaid means being uncontrollable by the attendant.

2. A ticket box, having canceling rolls; an adjustable tray; a drivingmechanism for continuously rotating said rolls and for dumping said trayat fixed intervals, the operation of said means being uncontrollable bythe attendant; and transmission members interposed between said tray andsaid driving mechanism, for accelerating the movement of said tray.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH ANDERSON.

WVitnesses DAVID MERRILSES, G. BoL'rs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

